Greets from the Frozen North!

Hi everybody, figured it's about time I introduce myself.

I know Sarah through her husband Cory, whom I grew up with in Utah. Newly married in 1998, I joined the Air Force and received orders to Anchorage, Alaska where we instantly fell in love with the state. To remain here, I eventually transferred to the Alaska Air National Guard, and also took a job with the FAA as an electronic tech. Much of my time is spent traveling around Alaska maintaining navigational aids, radio and satellite communication sites, and weather stations. About once a year I take a temporary duty assignment or deployment with the Air Force, and have enjoyed the opportunity to travel throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa.

My lovely wife hails from Hong Kong, and we have two children. Kevin is 6, in 1st grade, and developing into quite the reader as we tackle Harry Potter together. Alexa will be 3 soon and still working on her ABC's. Our family loves living in Alaska and take advantage of the many recreational activities here. Reading everyone's introductions, it's interesting to see several others with ties to this beautiful state!

Although I've loved reading all my life, audio books have spurred my interest in the last couple years. A good deal of my day is spent driving, and I've found the time is well spent listening to books I wouldn't otherwise have time to read. I've tried to revisit some classics I missed like The Count of Monte Cristo, (which I now love)but my main focus lies with history, science, and adventure biographies. Look me up on Goodreads if you'd like to see what I've been reading.

I've never belonged to a book club before, but I really enjoy discussing what I've read. I look forward to getting to know everyone and perhaps expanding my horizons a bit. While I don't see myself getting sucked into Twilight anytime soon, I'm sure there are plenty other great books we will share a common interest in!

Hello from Carly

Hey all. Hope you don't mind if I join your group. Heather (Mable) invited me. My name is Carly and I'm a former roommate and forever friend of Heather. I live in Southern California with my husband Melvin and our three kids, Audrey (almost 4), Dallin (2), and Sterling (4 months). I love books and because I consistently neglect housework, I still manage to read at least one a week. (Unless it's one in the Twilight series. I read each of those 3 times in one week. I'll admit it - I'm obsessed.) Anyway, I'm excited to be a part of your group. Oh, Megan, I grew up in Juneau! My parents still live there. A word to the wise. Unless you want to look like a tourist, do not use an umbrella. Invest in a good raincoat with a hood instead!

Greetings from Carrie

Just thought I'd write a quick hello. This is Carrie Taylor (formerly Bell) and I am VERY excited about having an excuse to read good books! My husband Clint and I just bought a house is NSL (by Colonial Square) and although we still have a load of stuff to unbox, I love it! I currently work mornings at Daynes Music managing the concerts, guest artists, rentals, scheduling, etc... and in the afternoons I teach flute lessons. It is so fun to finally have my own studio in my very own house! It's also great to have a bit more free time in the afternoons now that I'm not working full time, so it will be a great time for me to read. I know most everyone from good ol' Viewmont, but am excited to meet a few new people as well. :)

Let's get this party started!!

Well, since Sarah gave us until today to introduce ourselves, I thought I had better do it. First I would like to clarify that Sarah and I knew each other before we "knew" that we knew each other. We lived in the same house, technically speaking....our families shared a twin home and since we were born a week apart we were blessed in church on the same day, so that is our connection dating back to babyhood.
My name is Michelle Jamison. I currently live in Pleasant Grove, UT. I graduated from BYU-I in 2005 with my Bachelors in Health Science. I have been married to Dave (the best hubby ever) for almost 3 years. I have one little girl, Hailey who is 18 months and we have a little boy on the way in April. I love to read, but find that sometimes I get a bit obsessive about what I am reading and cannot put the book down. For instance,I finished the Twilight sereis in about 3 weeks in December. I would put on Sesame Street for my little girl just so I could read more! I find my best reading time is at night and I love to curl up with a good book and fall asleep. I am a stay at home mom, but I work part time from home and love the freedom of my job to do it when I want. In fact Hailey is sleeping and I need to get to work. I am really looking forward to starting this with all of you!
--Michelle

greetings to all

Ok, I guess it is my turn to introduce myself to the lot. My name is Katie Terry and I am also a lover of books. I earned my BA in creative writing and I specialize in poetry. I have no idea if the day will come when we can read some poetry as a group, but I would be Extremely excited for such reading materials.

I love reading anything from fiction to biographies. But, if I were to choose one favorite that I could come back to at any time for reading comfort, I would jump head first into the writings of Ray Bradbury. He is known for Farenheit 451, which is very good. But, I encourage you all to pick up Dandelion Wine or Something Wicked This Way Comes and observe poetry and fiction combine. mmmmm, it is truly lovely.

Anyway, nice to meet you all and I can't wait to get this thing going! :)

Kate

Hello from Mable

So my real name is Heather and about the only person who still calls me by my nickname is Sarah. I am glad to have earned the favorite cousin place in her book.

I currently live in Utah - nowhere exciting like the rest of you. I handle all the marketing and anything else that comes up for a small credit union in Salt Lake. I like my job but I graduated from BYU (Go Cougs!) a long time ago so I am looking forward to reading some good books and expanding my mind. I usually read novels for escape reading but I am looking for some more challenging books. I want to read more of the classics. So I look forward to all of your suggestions!

Can't wait to get started!

Introductions from my end

Here I am, back with another post. I am going to post how I know all of you, so you can all make some sort of connection to each other. Kudos to those of you who have already introduced yourselves – thanks! For the rest of you, snap to it. :) Very soon I am going to post our first book thread (I'm trying to come up with something insightful to say :)

*Lonnie Berrett was my roommate at USU and we had great times together (aah, CSI)
*Heather/Mable Reeves is my favorite cousin (don't tell the rest of my cousins :)
*Michelle Jamison is a friend from the high school days
*John Cowan has been a friend for ages – going back to the junior high school days
*Alice Duchene lives in my ward out here in Fayette, NY
*Suzy Sullivan is also a friend that goes back to junior high school
*Tiffany Snow is my sister-in-law – Cory’s sister
*Katie Chipman is another friend that goes back to junior high school (7th grade algebra class … aah, the memories)
*Megan Jones was in my married student ward at USU - we became instant friends
*Katie Terry is another friend who goes back to high school
*Miriam Reeves is married to my other favorite cousin (yes, you can tell Daniel that he's been bumped by Mable)
*Jean Marie Place is a friend from high school and also my roommate in China (she kept me sane from those crazy Chinese kids!)
*Jaime Danner is a friend who lives out here in New York - our husbands are in school together so we have girls nights together!
*Eli Jones is another friend from the high school days

So now you know who's on here ... and feel free to invite other people to join the blog. If you know of someone who is interested, just let me know so I can issue them an invite.
~Sarah

Intro from Alaska!

Yes, they have internet in Alaska! :) I am very excited about this little blog-although I am not the most dedicated reader-I do enjoy it!! A little about me: I just moved to Juneau, Alaska from Williamsburg, Virginia with my husband of 4 1/2 years (longest move ever possible-but definitely worth it)! I am originally from Utah and graduated in Family Finance from USU-go Aggies! I have two adorable boston terriers, who are almost as much work as kids. I enjoy everything and anything outdoors. Currently, I am working for a mortgage company and love it! Can't wait to meet the rest of you!

Introduction

Hello all. My name is Suzy Sullivan and I'm living in Western Massachusetts with my wonderful husband. We both love to read, so I'm sure he'll probably take any good suggestions you all have as well. I graduated from BYU in business marketing about 4 years ago and am now working temporarily helping an accountant with taxes for the season (the job marketing is not good in this part of the country). I love to read in my spare time and just starting reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time. I thought I had seen all the movie versions and that it was practically the same as reading it...I should have known that was wrong. I'm loving it and can't want to see how it all unfolds in writing.

The Librarian

Hey you guys!
My name is Lonnie and I just graduated with my Master's in Library Science. (Can you tell I love books?! :-) I'm currently job hunting full time. However, in between filling out job applications, I am trying to get through a stack of books and I'm so excited to have this blog. I can't wait to chat with all of you.

Happy Reading!
Lonnie